Will Jaffe Wins Event no. 54 ($500,075)

WIll Jaffe began the day with a slight chip lead over Luis Campelo and despite losing that advantage in Level 32, Jaffe quickly reclaimed the lead once again heading into the last level. Jaffe chipped away at Campelo until he had a nearly 4:1 chip lead over his opponent heading into the final hand of the tournament.

Luis Campelo open-shoved the button and Will Jaffe called from the big blind.

Jaffe was ahead before the flop with A2 against Campelo’s K3.

The board came Q22A8, giving Jaffe trips on the flop and a full house on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Luis Campelo in 2nd place ($309,429). Will Jaffe wins Event no. 54, taking home the $500,075 grand prize and the fifty-fourth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

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Will Jaffe opened the button for 320,000 , Luis Campelo moved all in for around 2,750,000 from the the big blind and Jaffe called.

Jaffe was ahead before the flop with AQ against Campelo’s K2.

The board came A72Q2, giving Jaffe top pair on the flop and top two on the turn, but Campelo caught a third deuce on the river to win the pot and double into the chip lead. Campelo took the lead that hand with about 5.5 million to Jaffe’s 4.1 million.

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Action Resumes, Final Table Back Underway

The final table of Event no. 54 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em) is back underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Day 3 ended with the conclusion of Level 31 and the final two players have returned for an unscheduled Day 4. Play will begin in Level 32 with blinds of 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.

With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:

Seat no. 1 — Luis Campelo — 4,275,000

Seat no. 4 — Will Jaffe — 5,930,000

While only 2 remain, this event gathered 3,221 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,898,900. Here is a look at the final payouts:

With the elimination of Joe Kuether in 3rd place ($218,983), Luis Campelo entered heads-up play with a slight chip lead over Will Jaffe, but both players entered Level 30 nearly even with about 4.8 million each.

There was a some back and forth during the last level of play and Jaffe managed to extend his little heading into Day 4. Play will resume at 2:00pm local time, and will continue until a winner is determined.

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Joe Kuether opened the cutoff for 120,000 before the flop, Nghi Tran moved all in from the button, Will Jaffe re-shoved the big blind and Kuether folded.

Tran was all in for his tournament life and ahead before the flop with 77 against Jaffe’s AJ.

The board came 10105QQ, counterfeiting Tran’s pair on the river as Jaffe won the pot with two pair and an ace kicker. Nghi Tran was eliminated in 4th place ($158,512) while Jaffe moved up to about 3 million in chips.

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